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STREETS PLANS
IN LEGISLATURE
Council Committee Not to Meet
With Opposition to Amend
ments for Reforms.
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heads of these departments will eonsnlt i
each other once a month on proposed I,
work, that there may be no more such i
conflicts as have caused friction be- j
tween the two departments.
Would Ask Big
Street Bond Issue.
A number of members of the council. I
with the system of making improve-|
inents revised, will begin .1 fight for a | (
$2 '1)0.000 bond issue for streets. A '
committee of ten councilmen and ten > .
citizens has been authorized to make a I.
detailed report on this plan.
A plan of V. H. Kriegshaber and a i ■
number of members of the Chamber of
Commerce Is to have the property own- ; ,
ers pay al! cost of permanent pave- ' ,
Tnents to bear a small interest rate. |
and provide that the citv use Its funds i I
and its convicts In repairing streets.
Roth of these plans will be thorough, i '
ly considered when the system has been I ,
revised
Other important Atlanta charter 1
amendments to be urged before the
committee of the -legislature this after
noon are:
To increase the authority of the re- |
corder to 60 from 30-tlay sentences tn |
the stockade In cases Involving moral
turpitude. The change was recom
mended by the vice commission.
Make Request for
City Pension Plan.
To give council the authority to re
tire Comptroller Goldsmith on a pen
sion of $10(» per month, this provision
being general in its terms, but specific I
only as regards Mr. Goldsmith. The I
pension ordinance 1“ further amended. |
giving council the right to retire an' I
and all officials eligible for a pension 1
The law now is that they can be re- ,
tired only on their own application.
To give council the right to tax lock. |
er clubs and to close them by revoking |
permits; and requiring all lodging ,
houses, rooming houses and dance halls
to obtain permits, which may be re
voked at any time. This latter provi :
Mon was adopted at the suggestion of,
the vice commission.
To create the nffli e of provisional
mayor pro tern, to serve when both th"
mayor and the mayor pro tern are tin
able to net as chief executive
Fight Has Been Won,i
Declares Chambers
Councilman Aldine Chambeis. one ol ■
’the leaders in the movement to bette :
Atlanta's street Improvement system,
declared today that The Georgian s j
campaign for better streets had been i
won.
"I anticipate no trouble in getting the
measures, unanimously adopted by |
council and approved by Mayor Minn.;
passed by the legislature. Then, with
■the mayor, the chief of const: uction.
the streets committee and others inter
ested. we should take up the details of
the causes for the trouble and construct
a new and more efficient system, he
said.
"From my observations of conditions
in other cities. I have realized that our
permanent pavements have not proved
Us substantial as theirs. We haven’t as
many paved streets as other simiia'
progressive cities. Atlanta stands
ahead in many things, but there is no
’ use denying the fact that we are behind
in streets
Hard to Place Blame.
“The fault is not all with the con
struction department Until we have
thoroughly gone into on investigation
I would not undertake to place the
blame specifically anywhere. Hut with]
•the progressive legislation agreed upon ;
by the council Saturday enacted into
laws and with the authority to make |
other changes that might prove neces
sary. we wl! have paved the way for
real st r eet improvements
"With the present dissatisfaction with :
the system, I believe it would be ini
possible to vote bonds for street im- |
provements. Hut the council seems to I
have the will to make the needed cor
rections. When they show the people
that the propel adjustments have been
made the' time will be ripe for a bond
issue—and the people will vote bonds.
"With a $2,000,000 bond issue, the
work the county commission*-! k will
ag r ee to do and the city's regular f,, : ,
and appropriations we can p.ive pm, - ;
ttcally every street in Atlanta with .1 ;
lasting pavement. The city forces w ill
then l>e able to keep them in good r,
pair.
Clayton Inspects Work
'When we stait on our work of
vision we will go thoroughly into the
condition of sewers in the city. to,.’
Councilman Claude c Mason, the
official who took the first formal a< tion 1
in the campaign by introducing .1 r< s.,
lutlon in the council providing that th>-j
chief of construction department l»-
separated into a construction deptc'
nient and an engineering <lt-pn'ttm 11L 1
said today that the campaign had un
doubtably insulted in beginning a bet-I
ter system in the construction c,epart- I
inent and would mean fa. betti 1 |
streets.
"I still want the bead or heads of tic I
construction department elected by the
people.” he said. "I am not unalterably I
committed to rny plan, but I lealized |
that something must be done, and I
"anted to get it started Tin < >un> d 1
has taken up the matter with a 'call
grip and good results are sure to foi-|
low "
Captain Ciavton. much improved
from his rest in the North Cr.iolina
mountains, began a thorough inspei -
tion of the city-wide work of his de
partment this mo ning He said it
would take him several days to get
over 11. Hi- said that with the end of
terribh rains and fin' weatnei
gr* at work w ould be done.
SERVANTS TO AIO!
GRACE AT TRIAL
Negro and Wife Will Be Mate
rial Witnesses for Prosecu
tion of Wife.
.1 ' Ruffin and his wife, negro serv
ants of Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Grace when
Grace was shot last March, will be ma
terial witnesses for the prosecution at
tile trial one week from today. City
Detectives Bullard and Doyal have been
in almost constant observation of the
movements of the two servants, and
will see that they appear in court
July 29.
Botit tile prosecution and defense are
ready for the trial. They are anxious
to have it over. For several days La
mar Hill and Reuben Arnold, attorneys
for Grace, have been consulting with
Solicitor General Hugh M. Dorsey, and
announced today that they are ready to
proceed to the end when the case Is
called. Messrs. Moore and Branch, who
will conduct Hie defense, are also
awaiting the opening of court, and de
clare they will make the trial as short
as possible.
The case will come before Judge L.
S Roan In tip- criminal division of,su
pertor court, in the Thrower building
Arrangements for the convenience of
officers, witnesses and others are being
made A large part of the court room
is kept available for the general pub
lic.
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DARING BRITON OFF
IN EFFORT TO SWIM
ENGLISH CHANNEL
DOA ER. ENGLAND. July 22. Jacob
Wolft'e. the daring Englishman who
lias several times attempted to swim
the English channel, started out on
another attempt today.
At 4:15 o’clek this morning Wolffe
left the French shoe, starting from
Cape Griss Nez. which Is 23 miles from
tlie English shore. Conditions were
favorable for Wolffe, lie declared.
Wolffe was accompanied for seven
miles by a flotilla of boats They turn
ed ba< k while the swimmer went on.
’ He declared he would be able to ac
complish the feat without difficulty un
less the w eal Iter changed.
\A olffe was sighted seven miles off
Folkstone this evening
JUDGE NEWMAN GOES TO
MOUNTAINSFORSUMMER
Judge William T. Newman of the
United States ocurt left today with his
family for the mountains of North Car
olina. They will go to Arden, a few
miles from .Asheville, "here they have
I s|>ent the summer months for a number
i of years.
Judge Newman usually leave# Atlan
ta early in July , but the press of extra
wo k before the court delayed him tills
siimmer. He expects to lie gone until
September 1.
TO SHOW PHOTOS OF
THE DEPARTING SOUL
I.iiNDoN, July 22. Among the in
tyited gmsts at tlie annual convention
tlie Hriti-h Metical association.
I which met today in Liverpool, is Dr.
' Arthur W Yale, the Pennsylvania phy.
|si ion who t 1 aims to have obtained
| paot.'g'a;. ■ - <>" Ing Ihe passing of the
tiuman .-on The London Medical so
ciety has extended an Invitation to Dr.
I A'ale to vtsr this city at the close of
I the Live, pool meeting and make a
! lemon- it.oii of tin iiiscoveY" he
I < lai tn* to have made
CORN CLUB BUTTONS
JA< KS< >N GA . July 22. I>r A M
Soule has sent to County School Su
perintendent ''. S. Maddox a supply of
buttons for the members of the boys
corn clubs The membets of the ( lub
will haye a aly here next Tuesday,
when a fanners institute will bi held.
THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. MONDAY. JULY 22, 1912.
Sham Battle Under Way at Camp Pettus
ATLANTA TROOPSIN THE HELD
Soldiers at Camp Pettus Start
Two Days’ Engagement.
Coming Home Thursday.
• AMP PETTI S, AI.A., July 2-2. Th
big battle of the maneuvers camp hen
is now on and the members of not only
the Fifth Georgia, but of every other
command now in camp will get their
hardest work today and tomorrow,
which will be given over entirely to the
big fight, in which 15.1100 men are en
gaged The entire catnp was up and on
the (nove this morning at 4 o’clock and
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by tin hour later was ready to take the
field for their two days' .stay in tlie
woods and mountains hereabouts. The
men and officers were in light march
ing order when they left the camp,
which means that they will sleep to- 1
night In the open without the protec
tion of even their "pup" tents, and with
only their rubber blankets for cover
ing. This will prove no discomfort,
however, as the weather is unusually
hot and the rains which appeared daily
a week ago have ceased
During the big maneuvers the Geor
gia infantry, including Atlanta's crack
regiment, forms the main part of tlie
Red army, uptvard of 5.000 strong. Gen
eral Clifford L Anderson, who heads
the Georgia brigade, is in command of
this army, while it is probable that a
regula: army colonel will command the
Brown forces. The Fifth will be called
upon to match probably 4tt miles during
the two days, but in spite of this tit'
men were more than eager fbr the big
fight to get under way.
When the Fifth lined up early in the
morning to take the field It presented a
more formidable appearance than al
any time since coming Into.camp, as no
men who were aide to go on the trip
we e excused and this gave all of tile
companies more men titan they have
yet carried on their hikes.
Men Cook Own Rations.
Tlie regiment also looked more war
like for the men carried with them
well liked cartridge belts and haver
saeks, the latter containing p.actlealiy
two day.-' rations. These rations con
sist of a tin off bacon, hard tack, small
pu< kages of coffee and sugar and a lit
tle salf and pepper. The men are doing
their own cooking w Itile in the field aud
this only when they can find lime be
tween hike.''. The battle exercises sim-
; ii ate actual warfare as far as posslb! *
and armies do not usually stop so the
men to cook rations which can possibly
be eaten tnw.
It is expected that tlie Red army " ill
spend tonight in bivouac twenty miles
from i amp. There will probably be
desultory fighting between patrols and
pickets during the afternoon and nlgiij.
but aecoiding to tlie present plan, it is
said, the mam attack of the Red army
upon the Brown will take place early
tomorrow morning, probably just about
daybreak
The men of the Fifth are ready to
’ wager that their regiment can out-
■ march, outfight and outgone a any
' "ther regiment in camp and if tomoi
. row the umpires should chance to de-
■ clde that the Red army lias lost the
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engagement there will be many disap
pointed ones among not only the re
cruits. but the veterans of the fifth's
enlisted men. For pride in their regi
ment has proven to be one of the most
noticeable characteristics of the new
Fifth's personnel during the present
encampment. The men seem to feel
that they have more cause to feel
proud of the regiment, since it is now
an exclusively Atlanta affair, and it is
safe to predict that if the outcome of
the big battle is dependent upon the
efforts of the men who make up At
lanta's regiment the Browns are due a
most Inglorious drubbing.
Break Camo Thursday.
On Wednesday there will be little
work for the men, as tMs day will be
given over to getting things in shape
for a movement homeward early on
Thursday morning and to paying off
the men of the various organizations
who have been on duty here. Bright
and early Thursday morning the Fifth
will strike camp and by Hl o’clock it
will be homeward bound. It is expect
ed that its special train will reach At
lanta in the middle of the afternoon,
thus allowing ample time for the un
loading of all property and yet permit
the men to get to their homes for sup
per.
Sunday in camp was typical of all
tinny camps on rest days. The men
wb.o have been worked hard and con
tinuously for a week were content to
spend the entire day lounging about the
c.inips resting and enjoying the morn
ing and afternoon band concerts given
by the military bands of every organi
zation encamped here. The Fifth's
band came in for more than usual at
tention and is voted one of the best
National Guard bands which has been
encamped at Anniston this yen'. The
Fifth’s camp grounds were thronged
with visitors all the afternoon and sev
eral hundred Annistonlans stood and
sat about iho improvised handstand for
more than an hour while the Fifth’s
musicians played everything from
"Alrx.inde s Ragtime Band" and ”Ev
frybodys Doing It" to "Nearer, My
God to Thee" and "Home, Sweet
Home."
POWER COMPANY TAX
RAISED IN BUTTS COUNTY
JAt’KSON GA.. July 22. -The tax
returns of the Central Georgia Power
Company have been raised on its Butts
count.v property from $656,000 to $,50.-
000. The county commissioner object
, ed to the first figure and protested to
t’omptroller General Wright This is I
an Increase of $222,000 over $526,000, I
the return for 1911 ano will bring the I
count' $7,500 in taxes, at the same rate I
as last year. I
Private Frank Pearson, of the !
Fifth Georgia infantry, is shown!
in the lower picture posed as a|
sharpshooter at the big Anniston
army maneuvers. The sharp
shooters are playing a conspicu
ous part in today’s sham battle.
The upper picture shows a crowd
of “ veterans” tossing a “rookie,”
Private -Johnson, in a blanket.
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QUITTING SOUTH
Theatrical Magnates Deny Karl
Hoblitzelle Has Purchased
Any Atlanta Interests.
A signed statement, denying emphati
cally that Karl Hoblitzelle. of Chicago,
had purchased any of the Wells interests
in Atlanta or the South, has been issued
by the United Booking Company, the
Orpheum circuit and the Western Vaude
ville Managers’ association. Jake Wells,
who is in Atlanta today, made public this
statement.
Several papers in the South, according
to Mr. Wells, have published articles to
the effect that Hoblitzelle had purchased
several theaters in the South and was
gradually assuming charge of all the
Wells interests. Hoblitzelle claimed to
have the backing of the United Booking
Company.
The statement issued by the above or
ganizations said in part;
The undersigned wish it understood
that these published rumors, reports
and statements are absolutely untrue
and without foundation. Mr. Wells is
strongly entrenched In the Southern
field by reason of* his contract with
the United Booking offices of Ameri
ca and its affiliations, including the
Western Vaudeville Managers' asso
ciation, Mrs. Charles E. Kohl. Mr
Meyerfeld and Mr. Beck. Neither of
the said institutions or individuals
nor Mr. B. F. Keith have severed their
business connections with Mr. Wells
nor have they any intention of doing
so. nor have they given, nor do they
intend to give Mr. Hoblitzelle any aid
or support in the Southern cities.
The statement is signed by B. F. Keith.
Mrs. Charles E. Kohl. Charles E. Kohl.
Morris Meyerfeld and Martin Beck
AIL JAILERS ON VACATION:
NOTHING FOR THEM TO DO
W ASHINGTON. PA.. July 22. —With
not a single prisoner In the county jail
and with no prospects of any evil
doers being locked up in the immediate
future, Sheriff Janies White, of Greene
county, today locked up the* bastlie,
hung the key on the door jamb and he
and his deputies betook themselves to
the sheriff's faint, several miles out in
the country, there to take a vacation
until business picks up a bit. While
his lecentlv refitted and newly painted
prison stands tenantless the sheriff and
his deputies have turned in and helped
I the farm hands save the big crops on
I the home place.
WARDLAW SUCCEEDS BRUCE.
ATHENS. GA . July 22. Profiss-c
J. (' Wardlaw has been selected as
head of the department of pedagogy
and psychology and director of the
training school at the State Normal
school here, to succeed Professor C. W.
Bruce, resigned, to accept the super-
I intendency of the Bibb county schools.
| Professor Wardlaw has held a similar
'place at the Georgia Normal and In
dustrial college at Milledgeville for sev.
I era! years.
EAST IS HARD HIT
RT HM STORM
Death and Destruction in the
Wake of High Wind and
Rain.
BALTIMORE, July 22.—A trail of
death and destruction lies in the wake
of a terrific windstorm which swept
over Baltimore and suburbs late yes
terday. Roofs were blown from houses,
canoes on the river and bay were cap
sized. Tents at summer camps and at
pleasure resorts were torn from their
fastenings and made the sport of the
tempest. Telegraph wires were blown
down and considerable damage done to
the crops. The man drowned was Al
wain R. Johnson, who was in a row
boat which overturned.
Flood Carries Log
Into Parlor Window
PITTSBURG, July 22.—1 n a storm
which extended from Columbus, Ohio,
east up as far as the lakes, and
reached the Atlantic coast this morn
ing, much damage was done by wa
ter.
Al! vvestern Pennsylvania suffered
from a rain which in five minutes re
corded a downfall of .38 inches, a lo
cal record. In three separate storms
the rainfall was 2.37 ini lies.
A cloudburst at Turtle creek put five
feet of water in the city's streets, and
forced families to flee to the second
floor of their homes. Many industrial
plants will be temporarily crippled by
the high waters.
Timber Run. near Elizabeth, Pa., be
came so swollen that it carried a great
log on its crest. Charles Pancoast sat
with his family at supper at their home
in Lovedale Hollow. Tlte Run rose
against the house. A crash came and
the big log came in one of the parlor
windows and went out through the
other, while Pancoast took his family
away from reach of the flood.
Two, Missing,
Believed Drowned
WILMINGTON. DEL.. July 22.—Two
men are missing, believed to be drown
ed, and widespread damage was done
by a terrific storm that played havoc
throughout Deleware last night and
early today. An empty boat, in which
Frank Incoline. 24 years old. and An
drew Conyiti, 28. were row ing, has been
found. Neither has been seen since,
and they were undoubtedly capsized
and drowned.
Several houses were struck by light
ning. many others were unroofed by
the wind and scores of trees were up
rooted.
$50,000 Storm
Loss at Louisville
LOUISVILLE, KY.. July 22.—Storms
Sunday did damage of $50,000 or more
in Louisville and kept thousands of
Sunday excursionists marooned for
hours at the resorts. The heaviest in
dividual loss was to Herman Sttaus
Sons & Co., department store, where
lightning set off the automatic sprink
ler system and flooded the store, with
$25,000 damage.
DEATHS AND FUNERALS |
Mrs. Julia A. Bearden.
Mrs. Julia A. Bearden. 92 years old.
107 Julian stieet, died at her residence
early today. She is survived by a son,
W. P. Bearden, of Munroe, and three
daughters. Mrs. W. L. Baldwin, of At
lanta; Mrs. W. B. Whitley, of Social
Circle, and Mis. Mary A. Edwards, of
Munroe. The remains will be taken to
Munroe Wednesday for interment.
Mrs. Lillian Bitch.
The body of Mrs. Lillian Ritch. 40 years
old. who died late yesterday, was taken
to Douglasville, Ga.. today for funeral
and interment. She is survived by her
husband, J. R. Ritch, and several chil
dren.
Mrs. Addle Dick.
The funeral of Mrs. Addie Dick. 50
years old. who died late Saturday, was
held at the residence. 203 Chapel street,
today. Interment was in Hollywood cent- I
etery. Mrs. Dick is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. W. H. Corley, and one
brother, T. D. Gilbert.
Mrs. A. E McGarity.
The funeral of Mrs. A. E McGarity,
who died late Saturday, will be held at I
the Second Baptist church tomorrow
morning at 10 o’clock. Interment will be
in West view. She is survived by her
husband. Dr. A. E. McGarity, 114 Mer
ritts avenue, and three sons.
A. H. O'Farrell.
The remains of A. H. O'Farrell, an Ath
ens. Ga.. banker, who died at Borden-
Wheeler Springs, was buried at his home
city today. The body was brought to
Atlanta from the springs and t.>ken to
Athens late yesterday.
Mildred Whitfield.
The body of Mildred Whitfield, five
years old. taken from Atlanta to Demor
est. Ga.. yesterday, was buried there to
day. The child, the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. .1. .1. Whitfield, 21 Tumlin street,
died late Saturday.
CONYERS TO ISSUE BONDS.
CONYERS, GA,. July 22.—Bonds for
waterworks and sewers were carried
in the election held here for that pur
pose. The city will issue $40,000 for
waterworks and $20,000 for sewerage.
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CHIEF PRftISES
STEM POLICE
Back From North. Beavers
Says None of Them Has
Anything on Atlanta.
"In comparison with the size of
towns. I have no hesitation in declari'i*
that Atlanta has a finer police
than New York, Washington, Bufi
Toronto and other big Eastern .
said Police Chief Beavers today i
Beavers and his secretary. W. T. y l(
ris. are just back from the convene ,a
of the International Association of f
lice Chiefs in Toronto.
Although pleased with his comp ;l! t- ,■
of Atlanta with other cities. , > ,
Beavers sSys his inspection of the
rious departments was highly benefi
cial. and that he gained many v;i11
pointers on the matter o' detail
chief is now going over his informati on
thoroughly, with the view of picking
out the best features and introducin''
them in Atlanta.
Likes Sub-Station Plan.
For one thing, the chief was great
ly impressed with the system of sub
stations. w hich has been regarded as a
crying need in Atlanta for several
years, and it is expected that he win
urge the inauguration of such <!.(-
tion.s at once as a means of im i w.- ? -
the efficiency of th department He
is also favorably impressed with the
plan of some of the big cities of woik
ing an extra squad of men during th
night hours. This watch goes on at 7
o'clock at night and comes off at
3 o'clock in the morning, giving
increased protection in the busy night
hours.
As to the traffic squad, Chief Beav
ers says Atlanta's traffic is regulated
and controlled just as well as it is in
larger cities.
"I never saw any point in New York
city that presented more traffic nor
m re trying congested conditions than
(iocs Five Points in Atlanta," said tin
chief.
"Nothing on Atlanta."
Chief Beavers says he has not sip.
cided just w hat recomin* ndations fi.
will make to the police commis-ion as
to the adoption of new features for the
/Atlanta force.
“Os course, New York and other
Eastern cities are much larger than
Atlanta and have more extensive po
lice forces." said the chief, “but. con
sidering size. 1 don't see that they have
anything on Atlanta.”
Chief Beavers and Secretary Mortis
were in New York at the time of the
murder of Herman Rosenthal, thf
gambler, and passed in front of the Ho
tel Metropole, the scene of the crime,
just a few minutes before the tragedy.
DEBS BRANDS TAFT
AND ROOSEVELT AS
TRUSTS’ CANDIDATES
MILWAUKEE. WIS.. July 22. De
claring that the idea of Theodore
Roosevelt that he ( is a progressive i=
buncombe. Eugene V. Debs, socialist
candidate for president, in a political
address here, assailed the former pres
ident. He attacked President Taft also
and asserted that Taft and Roosevelt
are the candidates of the interests and
are reactionaries.
Woodrow Wilson, he said, was no
more the candidate of the working
classes than either of the others.
"None of them have ever been iden
tified with the working classes exiept
when votes were wanted," said Debs.
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